How to Be a Great Mentor
A Practical, Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Value in Other People’s Lives
What You Will Learn
There's no doubt that a successful mentoring relationship can positively change a life. And the realization that we can have a positive influence on others, may be the greatest gift mentoring brings to all of us.
A Step-By-Step Guide to Being a Great Mentor:
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What it takes to be a great Mentor
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What makes for a good Mentee
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How to get started with a new Mentee.
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How to continue to move the mentoring relationship forward.
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The benefits, challenges, and tips for virtual mentoring.
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And Closing the Loop. How do you know when it’s time to end the mentoring relationship.
Meet the Instructor
Dr. Sherry Hartnett
Dr. Sherry Hartnett,
Founding Director of the
University of West Florida
Office of Workforce Development, the Executive Mentor Program, and co-author of the book High-Impact Mentoring - A Practical Guide to Creating Value in Other People's Lives, (with former Waffle House President and COO Bert Thornton), is a highly respected workforce development leader, leadership consultant and professor.
She has earned prestigious faculty excellence in teaching awards and is delighted to see her students and clients prosper and flourish.
Sherry's mission is to share her mentoring and leadership knowledge, expertise, and connections to help people succeed in their careers and lives.
Key Course Details
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100% online. Start instantly and learn at your own pace.
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6 video learning lessons, with comprehensive step-by-step instruction.
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Tips & strategies. Starter questions. Mentee assignments. Your role, the mentee's role. Identifying red-flags. And more!
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Step-by-step instruction for the beginning, middle, and end of a mentoring relationship.
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A Certificate of Completion to recognize that you have complete the course requirements.
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Estimated time to complete: 1 hr. 15 min.
Why Take This Online Course?
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Tips, strategies, best practices. Learn proven strategies and tactics, the right things to do, steps to take, and pitfalls to watch out for.
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A roadmap for success. Both you and your mentee want this engagement to be successful. We'll provide you with steps to make your mentoring relationship a positive experience.
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Specialized Content. Our online course is tailored to specific mentoring skills and strategies, ensuring that you receive targeted and relevant information to help you become a great mentor.
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Skill enhancement. Mentoring is a two-way street. When done correctly, mentoring becomes a platform for continuous learning and self-improvement. Let us help you take the right steps.
. . . and much more!
What's in This Course?
Course completion time: approximately 1 hr. 15 min.
6:30 min.
Lesson 1 - What It Takes to Be a Great Mentor
Mentors provide role modeling, advice, and friendship to the mentee. They support the mentee and act as guides and counselors. In this lesson, we'll talk about the core attributes that make for a great mentor.
3:30 min.
Lesson 2 - What Makes For a Good Mentee
A mentoring relationship is a two-way street. What’s equally important is that the mentee has some essential characteristics that make mentoring them worth your time and effort. We'll walk you through the qualities to look for in a good mentee.
27:00 min.
Lesson 3 - One-on-One Across the Table
So, now you have a new mentee - where do you begin? Getting started with a new mentee can be tricky. In this lesson, well talk about some tips and strategies to help you get started on the right foot. We'll show you how to size up your mentee, walk you through the questions you should be asking, and lay out the steps that will help you create a mentoring pathway for moving forward.
12:30 min.
Lesson 4 - Moving Along in the Relationship
At this point you should have a good feel for who your mentee is and how you can help them. Now what? There are several great tools to use and approaches you can take in order to accelerate your mentee's personal and professional growth. This lesson will take you through the fundamental concepts that are critical to your mentee's success.
9:00 min.
Lesson 5 - Virtual Mentoring
Like all relationships, mentor-mentee interactions are evolving. Remote mentoring is a flexible, effective alternative to in-person mentoring experiences. But, it does come with challenges. In this lesson, we'll walk through the top five tips for effective virtual mentoring.
4:00 min.
Lesson 6 - Closing the Loop
When does the mentoring relationship end? Does it ever end? We'll look at these questions and more as we discuss how long you should mentor someone, and a few final insights for you to share with your mentee.
A Wrap-up from the Instructor
Dr. Hartnett will recap what you learned in this course and she'll talk through how you can continue building on what you have learned.
3:00 min.
Certificate of Completion
When you have successfully completed 100% of the course, you will receive a Completion Certificate. This certificate recognizes your commitment and dedication to the subject matter and acknowledges that you have completed all the course requirements.
